THE STATE OF MAN BEYOND THIS LIFE

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? SHEOL – WORD DOES NOT INDICATE PUNISHMENT, SIMPLY THE GRAVE EZE 32: 18, 21, 24 PSA 9: 17 PSA 16: 10

WHAT HAPPENS..CONT. HADES – “UNSEEN, PLACE OF SPIRITS” MATT 11: 23, 16:18 LUKE 16

WHAT HAPPENS..CONT. IN HADES – THE HADEAN REALM TORMENT, TARTARUS – LUKE 16 PARADISE – LUKE 23:43, ALSO LAZARUS IN ABRAHAM’S BOSOM JESUS TOLD THE THIEF ON THE CROSS “THIS DAY YOU SHALL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE”

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. PLACE OF THE SPIRITS BEFORE JUDGMENT – REV 1:17-18; 6:8; 20: PLACE OF THE SPIRITS, AFTER DEATH, BEFORE JUDGMENT IN THE LORD - 2 COR 5:6-8; PHIL 1:23 1 THESS 4:14

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. GEHENNA – GREEK, “VALLEY OF HINNOM,” PLACE FOR BURNING REFUSE 12 TIMES BY JESUS, 1 BY JAMES JAS 3:6 ETERNAL FIRE – MATT 18: 8 – 9 FURNACE OF FIRE – MATT 13: 42 LAKE OF FIRE – REV 19:20; 20: 10, 15

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. SORER [PUNISHMENT] THAN DEATH WITHOUT MERCY – HEB 10:29 ETERNAL DESTRUCTION FROM THE FACE OF THE LORD – 2 THESS 2: 9

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. “WHO WILL BE THERE?” MATT 13: (CAUSE TO STUMBLE) MATT 22: 1-14 ( DON’T MAKE PREPARATION) MATT 25: (CARELESS, NOT READY)

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. MATT 25: 31 – 46 (NEGLECT OPPORTUNITY) MATT 25: 41 (DEVIL AND HIS ANGELS) ROM 2: 8 ( DON’T OBEY THE GOSPEL) REV 21: 8 (IMMORAL)

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. HEAVEN – NO TEARS, DEATH, MOURNING, CRYING, ALL OF THESE PASSED AWAY, ETERNAL, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD, LUMINATED BY GOD’S GLORY REV 21: 1 – 22:5

WHAT HAPPENS…CONT. ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS SERVE DAY AND NIGHT – REV 7: 14 – 15 WICKED TORMENTED DAY AND NIGHT – REV 20: 10 NO NIGHT IN HEAVEN, ONLY DAY REV 21: 23

THOSE ALIVE AT THE SECOND COMING HOW WILL THEY MEET THE LORD? 1 THESS 4: 15 –17 HOW WILL HE COME ? 1 THESS 5: 2